jacket
Definitions
- jacket, piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- an act of masturbation
- To supply or cover with a jacket.
- A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- The skin of an animal:fell, fur, hide, pelt.
- A police record.
- forro; corsé, soporte del tronco y de la espina dorsal usado para corregir deformidades.
- In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- A short coat usually extending to the hips.
- The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
- An outer covering or casing, especially:a. The skin of a potato.
- A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
- A piece of jewelry or other ornament that attaches to an earring stud.
- A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
- (Clothing & Fashion) a short coat, esp one that is hip-length and has a front opening and sleeves
- something that resembles this or is designed to be worn around the upper part of the body: a life jacket.
- (Mechanical Engineering) any exterior covering or casing, such as the insulating cover of a boiler
- (Mechanical Engineering) the part of the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine that encloses the coolant
Equivalents
51 more languages
አማርኛጃኬት
Catalàjaqueta
Cymraegsiaced
Esperantojaketo
Gàidhligseacaid
Latinaamiculum
Te Reo Māorihākete
Maltiġlekk
မြန်မာအပေါ်အင်္ကျီ
Русскийжакеткапотко́жух m for a machineкурткаоболочкаобшивкапиджакруба́шка f for hot water tankсуперобло́жка f for a bookчехол
Slovenščinajakna
Kiswahilijaketi
Tagalogpabalat
Türkçeceket
Examples
“We got a crowd of black, white customers, out-of-state license⟳ plates, what have⟳ you. Somebody gonna check that out. They gonna drop a dime on me, call⟳ 911. And you know⟳ with my jacket I can't go back to jail.”
“Yo's jacket shows possession with intent, possession of unlicensed firearm, and assault, for which he still owes three years.”
“"I need⟳ to look⟳ up somebody's jacket."”
“Cook⟳ the potatoes in their jackets.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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